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Patient Assessment-T
Patient Assessment/Management - Trauma (for the EMT-Basic)
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Takes, or verbalizes, BODY SUBSTANCE ISOLATION precautions | Step 1/23 |
| Determines the SCENE IS SAFE | Step 2/23 |
| Determines the MECHANISM OF INJURY | Step 3/23 |
| Determines the NUMBER OF PATIENTS | Step 4/23 |
| REQUESTS ADDITIONAL HELP, if necessary | Step 5/23 |
| CONSIDERS STABILIZATION OF SPINE | Step 6/23 |
| Verbalizes GENERAL IMPRESSION of the patient | Step 7/23 |
| Determines RESPONSIVENESS/LEVEL OF CONSCIOUSNESS | Step 8/23 |
| Determines CHIEF COMPLAINT/APPARENT LIFE THREATS | Step 9/23 |
| Assess AIRWAY and BREATHING (includes: assessment, initiating appropriate oxygen therapy, assuring adequate ventilation, and injury management) | Step 10/23 |
| Assess CIRCULATION (includes: assessing/controlling MAJOR bleeding; assessing pulse; and assessing skin color, temperature and condition) | Step 11/23 |
| Identify PRIORITY PATIENTS/MAKES TRANSPORT DECISION | Step 12/23 |
| Selects APPROPRIATE ASSESSMENT - (FOCUSED or RAPID ASSESSMENT) | Step 13/23 |
| Obtains, or directs assistance to obtain, BASELINE VITAL SIGNS | Step 14/23 |
| Obtains S.A.M.P.L.E. history | Step 15/23 |
| ASSESSES THE HEAD (Detailed Physical Exam, includes: Inspecting and palpating the scalp and ears; assessing the eyes; assessing the facial areas-including oral and nasal areas) | Step 16/23 |
| ASSESSES THE NECK (Detailed Physical Exam, includes: Inspecting and Palpating the neck; Assessing for JVD; and assessing for tracheal deviation) | Step 17/23 |
| ASSESSES THE CHEST (Detailed Physical Exam, includes: Inspecting, Palpating, and Auscultating lung/breath sounds) | Step 18/23 |
| ASSESSES THE ABDOMEN/PELVIS (Detailed Physical Exam, includes: Assessing the abdomen, assessing the pelvis, and verbalizing assessment of the genitalia/perineum as needed) | Step 19/23 |
| ASSESSES THE EXTREMITIES (1 point for each extremity, includes: inspection, palpation, and assessment of motor, sensory, and circulatory function) | Step 20/23 |
| ASSESS THE POSTERIOR (includes assessing the thorax and assessing the lumbar spinal regions) | Step 21/23 |
| MANAGES SECONDARY INJURIES and WOUNDS appropriately | Step 22/23 |
| VERBALIZES RE-ASSESSMENT OF THE VITAL SIGNS | Step 23/23 |
| PATIENT ASSESSMENT/MANAGEMENT - TRAUMA | PATIENT ASSESSMENT/MANAGEMENT - TRAUMA |
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